Chapter 8 of An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
P. 48. _without envy_: without exciting any odium against me.—_Hales._ P. 48. _he whom an honest quæstorship_: Cicero, 75 B.C.
Chapter 8 of An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading “_without envy_: without exciting any odium against me.—_Hales._ P.”
a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
From this reading “_he whom an honest quæstorship_: Cicero, 75 B.C.”
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading “_without envy_: without exciting any odium against me.—_Hales._ P.”
plural of “hale” — a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “_he whom an honest quæstorship_: Cicero, 75 B.C.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “_without envy_: without exciting any odium against me.—_Hales._ P.”
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From this reading 48.
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From this reading _he whom an honest quæstorship_: Cicero, 75 B.C.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading _without envy_: without exciting any odium against me.—_Hales._ P.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _he whom an honest quæstorship_: Cicero, 75 B.C.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading _without envy_: without exciting any odium against me.—_Hales._ P.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _he whom an honest quæstorship_: Cicero, 75 B.C.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading _he whom an honest quæstorship_: Cicero, 75 B.C.
a linear unit of the size of type slightly larger than an em
From this reading _he whom an honest quæstorship_: Cicero, 75 B.C.
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading _without envy_: without exciting any odium against me.—_Hales._ P.
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading _without envy_: without exciting any odium against me.—_Hales._ P.
plural of “hale” — a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading _without envy_: without exciting any odium against me.—_Hales._ P.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _he whom an honest quæstorship_: Cicero, 75 B.C.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading _he whom an honest quæstorship_: Cicero, 75 B.C.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _without envy_: without exciting any odium against me.—_Hales._ P.
state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior
From this reading _without envy_: without exciting any odium against me.—_Hales._ P.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P.
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From this reading _he whom an honest quæstorship_: Cicero, 75 B.C.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _he whom an honest quæstorship_: Cicero, 75 B.C.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading _without envy_: without exciting any odium against me.—_Hales._ P.
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